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GRAÇA (Luís). A VISÃO do Oriente na Literatura Portuguesa de Viagens: Os Viajantes portugueses e os Itinerários Terrestres (1560-1670). Lisboa. 1983. - GRAÇA (Luís) A VISÃO do Oriente na Literatura Portuguesa de Viagens: Os Viajantes portugueses e os Itinerários Terrestres (1560-1670) . Lisboa: Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda, 1983. 342 pp.: il.; 240 mm. This study examines Portuguese literature on travel to the East by land between 1560 and 1670, focusing on the itineraries and accounts of Portuguese travelers who journeyed between India and Europe via the Middle East, as an alternative to the India Route. It analyzes how these texts constructed the image of the East, their modes of observation, and their narrative conventions, during a period when overland travel became a common solution given the risks and slowness of the maritime route. Accompanied by reproductions of the covers of travelogues from the 16th and 17th centuries and a map showing the routes of various travelers, it is a useful reference work for the study of travel literature, the Discoveries, and the Portuguese perception of the Islamic and Asian world. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate